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Title: GENERAL EDUCATION MODELS: RANGES OF POSSIBILITY


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GENERAL EDUCATION MODELS RANGES OF POSSIBILITY
  • GENERAL EDUCATION TASK FORCE FORUM
  • November 11, 2005

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Ranges in gen ed structures
  • Commonality of student experience from
    menu-driven course selection to specific core
    courses
  • Interdisciplinarity From courses within
    disciplines to interdisciplinary courses
  • Career stage From horizontal (usually first 2
    years) to vertical (requirements in all 4 years)
  • Relation to major From courses that are outside
    majors to courses that also count toward majors
  • Content From courses with varying content to
    courses with a thematic focus
  • Co-curricular relations From curriculum-only
    requirements to required co-curricular components
    (service learning, international activity, etc.)
  • Percentage of degree From a low-percentage
    independent core to a high-percentage core
    interwoven with major.

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Appalachian State University
  • English Six semester hours. English 1000-1100
    (1510 Honors may be substituted for English 1100)
  • Mathematics Four semester hours One of the
    following Mathematics 1010, 1020, 1025, 1030,
    1110, or 1120
  • Natural Sciences Eight semester hours in a
    sequence or Mini-Course science sequence which
    consists of one-half semester each in four
    sciences physics or astronomy, and biology,
    chemistry, and geology
  • Social Sciences Twelve semester hours. Must
    include History 1101, 1102, (or 1510,1515 Honors)
    and two approved courses in different areas from
    Anthropology ,Appalachian Studies, Economics,
    Family and Consumer Sciences, General Honors,
    Geography, Planning, Interdisciplinary Studies,
    Political Science, Psychology, Sociology,
    Technology.
  • Humanities Twelve semester hours. Choose four
    courses from at least three areas. One course
    must be a literature course and one course must
    be from the fine arts (Art, Dance, Music or
    Theatre). Courses underlined are approved for
    literature.
  • Physical Activity/Wellness Two semester hours
    Chosen from specified courses in Dance, Family
    and Consumer Science, Health Promotion, Military
    Science, Physical Activities.
  • Designators Each student shall complete the
    following number of Special Designator
    requirements
  • 6 (W) Writing -- Includes English 1000 and 1100
    two courses must be in the major. (Business
    majors must have 4 W designators in the major.).
  • 4 (MC) Multi-Cultural -- Includes History 1101
    and 1102.
  • 2 (ND) Numerical Data.
  • 2 (C) Computer.
  • 1 (S) Speaking -- Part of the major, though not
    necessarily within the major department.
    (Business majors must complete 2 S designators in
    the major.)
  • 1 (CD) Cross-Disciplinary.
  • Certified proficiency in communication is also
    required in the major. Standards are set by each
    department.
  • 44 hours out of 122 or 36

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Menus and Designators ASU
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Grand Valley State University
  • The General Education Program is divided into
    three sections the Foundation Categories, the
    Cultural Emphasis Requirements, and the Thematic
    Group. Following is a brief description of each
  • Foundation Categories
  • 1) The Arts (one course) 2) The Humanities (two
    courses, one from each category)    
    -Philosophy and Literature     -Historical
    Perspectives
  • 3) The Mathematical Sciences (one course) 4) The
    Natural Sciences (two courses, one from each
    category one must contain a lab)     -Physical
    Sciences     -Life Sciences
  • 5) The Social Sciences (two courses from two
    disciplines)
  • Cultural Emphasis Requirements
  • one class that carries a World Perspectives
    designation and one class that carries a U.S.
    Diversity designation. These classes can come
    from the Gen Ed Program, the major, minor, or
    electives.
  • The Thematic Group Each thematic group consists
    of interrelated courses that explore an idea from
    three different perspectives Each student will
    select a theme and choose three courses from that
    theme. The courses must come from three different
    disciplines and two divisions. Two of the courses
    must be upper level. Example Earth and the
    Environment
  • Biology 105, Environmental Science Geology 300,
    Geology and the Environment Liberal Studies 330,
    The Idea of Nature (web page) Anthropology 340,
    Culture and the Environment Economics 345,
    Environmental and Resource Economics English
    382, Nature Writing Natural Resource Management
    451, Resource Management Policy
  •  TOTAL 10-11 classes (30-33 hours of 120 or
    25-27.5) 

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Grand Valley State foundations cultural
emphasis thematic
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Farleigh-Dickinson University
  • In the four courses that constitute the
    University Core, you will be exposed to some of
    the most basic issues that confront us as
    responsible members of the human community. These
    courses, which are meant to create a progressive
    awakening to the contexts in which we live, begin
    with perspectives on the individual. They move on
    to a study of the individual's place in American
    society, then examine the world from a
    cross-cultural perspective, and conclude with an
    investigation of global issues.
  • Required courses
  • University Core A The Global Challenge (freshman
    year) In accordance with the global education
    theme central to the University's mission,
    entering full-time freshmen will launch their
    Core sequence with CORE 1006 University Core
    A-The Global Challenge, which emphasizes our role
    in an interdependent world. The distance-learning
    delivery system for this course will help prepare
    students for living on an increasingly
    interconnected globe.
  • University Core B Perspectives on the Individual
    (sophomore year) examines concepts of what it
    means to be an individual within this global
    context.
  • University Core C Cross-cultural Perspectives
    (sophomore year) reminds students that we live in
    a world of many cultures, each with its own set
    of distinctive values and societal structures.
  • University Core D The American Experience The
    Quest for Freedom (first semester junior year)
    asks students to reflect on what it means to be
    living in the United States in a global age.
  • In addition to providing students with a common
    base of knowledge, the Core is designed to
    provide essential skills in written
    communication, reading and logical analysis to
    promote an understanding of individual and
    societal perspectives to foster an international
    perspective that will give students a way of
    looking at the world as well as at their own
    country to inculcate an appreciation for the
    interrelationships among bodies of knowledge
    generated in individual disciplines
  • (1 distance learning course must be taken for
    every 32 credit hours)
  • Total 12 credits out of total of 120 or 10

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Farleigh-Dickinson radically thematic
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Kalamazoo College
  • Foundations (up to 6 units)
  • 1 Unit First-Year Seminar (WRIT 130)
  • 1 Unit Quantitative ReasoningMay be used to
    satisfy major, minor, or concentration
    requirements.
  • Up to 3 Units Second Language
  • 1 Unit Physical Education (5 activities)
  • Explorations Areas of Study (10 units) Courses
    may also satisfy Cultures, major, minor, or
    concentration requirements. Study abroad credits
    may be used to satisfy Areas of Study
    requirements.
  • 3 Units Literature, Fine Arts, and Creative
    Expression 1 unit minimum of literature, 1
    unit minimum of Creative Expression, 1 unit in an
    elective chosen from literature, fine arts (art,
    music, theatre), or Creative Expression
  • 2 Units Natural Science, Mathematics, and
    Computer Science, including 1 unit minimum of
    natural science
  • 2 Units Philosophy and Religion
  • 3 Units Social Science
  • Cultures (3 units) It is strongly recommended
    that students take at least one course related to
    the geographic area of their study abroad
    program. May also satisfy Areas of Study, major,
    minor, or concentration requirements.
  • 1 unit of U.S. culture
  • 2 units of cultures in countries from two
    different regions Africa, Asia, Europe, Latin
    America, Middle East, or one comparative 1 unit
    from study abroad may be used.
  • Connections (3-5 units)
  • Comprehensive Examination in the Major 1-2 Units
  • Senior Individualized Project 1-2 units
  • Liberal Arts Colloquium Credit (25 approved
    activities/ 1 unit)
  • Credit structure encourages study abroad programs
  • 24 units (1 unit 3.33 sem hrs) out of 38 units
    or 58

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Kalamazoo College interdependence of core and
major
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Millikin University
  • A. Sequential Program Elements
  • IN140. University Seminar (3) Fall semester
    freshman year. Introduction to academic inquiry
    exploration of ways of knowing through critical
    and moral reasoning. Seminar topics vary across
    sections. IN150. Critical Writing, Reading, and
    Research I (3) Freshman year
  • IN151. Critical Writing, Reading, and Research
    II The Western Tradition (3) Freshman year.
  • IN250. U.S. Studies (3) Sophomore year. The
    diversity of cultures, institutions, and groups
    in the United States. Interdisciplinary and
    historical perspectives inform contemporary
    understanding of diversity issues.
  • IN350. Global Studies (3) Junior year. Course
    offerings that examine the fundamental diversity
    questions to living in our global world.
    Particular emphasis is placed on cultures and
    societies outside of the West. Each offering
    provides interdisciplinary, comparative, and
    theoretical perspectives to the topic explored.
    Prerequisites junior standing.
  • B. Non-Sequential Program Elements (some of these
    also count toward major)
  • Quantitative Reasoning (3-4 credits) Any three
    credit or higher mathematics course with some
    exceptions.
  • Fine Arts (3) Any fine arts course, which blends
    experiential, theoretical, and reflective
    approaches. Three credits of Applied Music, Music
    Organizations or Dance or a combination thereof,
    also satisfies this requirement.
  • Natural Science (4) A Lab-Science course.
  • Language/Culture Options (Choose one Track)
  • Track A Second Language (0-8)
  • Track B Semiotic Systems (9)
  • A total of three courses chosen from computer
    languages, natural language processing,
    linguistics, mathematics, symbolic logic, or
    music theory.
  • Track C Cultures Societies (9) A total of
    three courses in history, social institutions,
    and cultures, preferably focusing on a single
    area of the world will fulfill this requirement.
  • Off-Campus Learning (3) An experiential
    component designed to have students link theory
    and practice and to provide learning in another
    community or environment beyond the Millikin
    classroom.Off-Campus examples include
    internships, practicum, student teaching, study
    abroad, Washington semester, service learning,
    Urban Life Center, fieldwork, client-based work.
  • (Senior Capstone required in all majors)
  • 33 out of 121 credit hours or 27 (12 of 121 or
    10 in core-only courses)

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Millikin University vertical with off-campus
requirement
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